They began chasing the ruling party's followers, assaulting who were caught, and burning Golkar flags and T-shirts. Riot police, armed with batons and shields, were sent to at least three trouble spots in the capital, and soldiers fired warning shots over the heads of a 2,000-strong crowd at Senen in eastern Jakarta. Some soldiers fired directly into the crowd. Officers at the scene said they were using blanks. State radio reported that five people had been injured, including two children. Friday's violence was a rare sign of serious unrest during electioneering for Monday's vote, hailed as Indonesia's first truly democratic poll in four decades.